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CHICAGO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Illinois University today
named Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation as its expected provider of
clinical services for a new $160 million proton therapy cancer treatment
and research center to be built in the DuPage National Technology Park
about 35 miles west of Chicago.

The announcement came as Northern Illinois University President John
Peters presented formal testimony before the Illinois Health Facilities
Planning Board in Chicago seeking the final go ahead for the project.

"NIU is deeply saddened by recent events and yet so very proud of the
way our student body, faculty and administrative team responded during this
difficult time and came together with hope for the future," Dr. Peters
said. "We are here today in that spirit of hope and with constant focus on
our mission. We are pleased our application for the proton treatment center
received an entirely positive report from the Illinois Department of Public
Health. We look forward to final approval by the Planning Board so we can
begin construction of this facility that will stand in testament to our
mission as a world class educational, research and now, cancer treatment
center."

NIU Board of Trustees Chair Cherilyn Murer hailed the collaboration
with Northwestern saying that NIU's expertise in advanced accelerator
physics and engineering coupled with the world class cancer treatment
experience of doctors from the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation in
Chicago would make NIU's proton treatment center the best in the world.

"Our anticipated collaboration with Northwestern Medical Faculty
Foundation speaks to the high caliber of our endeavor," Murer said. "While
patient focus will be our primary objective, the incredible by-products we
will offer through education and research in the form of medical,
scientific and technology protocols will work to advance the human
condition across the globe. Ours will be far more than a community proton
center to treat cancer. We envision the NIU facility as a regional and even
national resource complimented through NIU's work with Fermilab and Argonne
National Laboratories, both world leaders in accelerator physics, neutron
and proton therapies."

Under the expected collaborative agreement between NIU and Northwestern
Medical Faculty Foundation, physicians who are full-time faculty members or
researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine and are on the attending
physician staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital will deliver clinical and
related services at the new state-of-the-art cancer treatment center.
Officials expect the agreement to be finalized within three months.

The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board staff report issued
earlier this month found the NIU application for a certificate of exemption
(COE) complete and in full compliance with requirements.

"We have done all that has been asked of us and much more. We are ready
and eager to begin our new endeavor and we look forward to fulfilling our
mission of outreach and service to all the people of Illinois," said John
Lewis, project director and associate vice president at NIU.

Currently there are only five proton therapy centers in the country.
Patients often travel hundreds or thousands of miles to receive this form
of specialized cancer treatment. Proton therapy is an advanced and highly
effective form of radiation treatment utilizing proton beams created at
extremely high speeds using a particle accelerator that is housed in a
structure the size of a football field. It is non-invasive, extremely
precise and painless. Unlike conventional radiation therapy, proton beam
treatments destroy only the tumor leaving good tissues unaffected. It has
been proven to be especially effective in treating prostate and head and
neck cancers as well as pediatric cancer, where preservation of organs,
systems and tissue during critical formative years is of utmost importance.
The male African American population is at particular risk for prostate
cancer and suffers a higher incidence of the disease than other groups.

In keeping with its mission of public service, NIU has also negotiated
a payment schedule with the Illinois Department of Public Aid for treating
Medicaid patients and expects to offer its services to a full spectrum of
applicants.

The facility will be known as the Northern Illinois Proton Treatment
and Research Center, LLC.

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